The Path Went Chilly

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Michele Harris Pt Two Dec 22, 2022

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September 11, 2001. Tioga County, New York. 35-year old Michele Harris finishes her evening shift at her workplace, but never returns home. The following morning, Michele’s abandoned minivan is discovered on a road next to the driveway of her family’s rural property. Suspicion turns towards Michele’s estranged husband, Cal Harris, as the couple are in the midst of a heated divorce and tiny specks of blood are soon found inside their residence. Years later, Cal is charged with Michele’s murder and found guilty, but the case would undergo four trials and two overturned convictions while the defence points the finger at alternate suspects. Cal is finally acquitted of the crime in 2016, but Michele’s body is never found. Was Cal Harris actually responsible for his wife’s disappearance, or did someone else murder Michele? This week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly” is one of the most convoluted cases we’ve ever covered, chronicling a disappearance which just happened to take place only 200 miles from New York City on one of the most infamous dates in history.
Additional Reading:
http://charleyproject.org/case/michele-anne-harris
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-presents-cal-harris-the-final-verdict/
https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2016/05/27/cal-harris-timeline/85036744/
https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/24/us/cal-harris-murder-trial-verdict/index.html
https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/crime/cal-harris/2017/02/14/cal-harris-accused-menacing-harassment-oneonta/97891914/
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Michelle Harris Pt. One Dec 16, 2022

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Jonelle Matthews pt. Two Dec 08, 2022

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December 20, 1984. Greeley, Colorado. After singing in a choir at a Christmas concert, 12-year old Jonelle Matthews is dropped off at her family’s residence by a friend. When Jonelle’s father returns home one hour later, he discovers that Jonelle is missing and the evidence indicates she was abducted by an intruder. In July 2019, a construction crew winds up excavating Jonelle’s skeletal remains in a remote area 15 miles outside of Greeley and it turns out she has been shot in the head. The authorities soon name a person of interest: Steve Pankey, a former Greeley resident who has constantly inserted himself into the investigation over the past three decades. In October 2020, Pankey is indicted for Jonelle’s murder, but since the evidence against him is very circumstantial, he winds up going on trial on two separate occasions before there is a resolution. On this series of episodes, “The Path Went Chilly” will be doing something a little different from the norm, as Jules and Robin discuss a case that has recently been solved and has a shocking and unlikely connection to Robin.
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Jonelle Matthews Pt. One Dec 01, 2022

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December 20, 1984. Greeley, Colorado. After singing in a choir at a Christmas concert, 12-year old Jonelle Matthews is dropped off at her family’s residence by a friend. When Jonelle’s father returns home one hour later, he discovers that Jonelle is missing and the evidence indicates she was abducted by an intruder. In July 2019, a construction crew winds up excavating Jonelle’s skeletal remains in a remote area 15 miles outside of Greeley and it turns out she has been shot in the head. The authorities soon name a person of interest: Steve Pankey, a former Greeley resident who has constantly inserted himself into the investigation over the past three decades. In October 2020, Pankey is indicted for Jonelle’s murder, but since the evidence against him is very circumstantial, he winds up going on trial on two separate occasions before there is a resolution. On this series of episodes, “The Path Went Chilly” will be doing something a little different from the norm, as Jules and Robin discuss a case that has recently been solved and has a shocking and unlikely connection to Robin.
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Cindy Anderson Pt. Two Nov 24, 2022

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August 4, 1981. Toledo, Ohio. 20-year old Cindy Anderson shows up for her job as a legal secretary at a law firm. Later that morning, Cindy’s co-workers arrive at the locked office and are surprised to discover that she has vanished. A romance novel is lying on Cindy’s desk and is open to a page describing a scene where a woman is abducted. This would only be one of many bizarre clues in a missing persons case which includes some haunting graffiti, a pair of chilling anonymous phone calls describing Cindy’s abduction, and a drug trafficking ring involving one of the lawyers at the firm. In this week’s episode of “The path went chilly”, we chronicle the baffling unsolved disappearance of Cindy Anderson.
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Additional Reading:
http://www.unsolved.com/gallery/cynthia-anderson/
http://charleyproject.org/case/cynthia-jane-anderson
http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2011/08/04/Woman-s-disappearance-a-mystery-after-30-years.html

Cindy Anderson Pt. One Nov 17, 2022

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Gary Grant Jr. Part Two Nov 10, 2022

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January 12, 1984. Atlantic City, New Jersey. Seven-year old Gary Grant Jr., the son of a local police detective, leaves his home after telling his mother he is meeting someone for an appointment. Two days later, Gary’s body is discovered in a vacant lot after he has been bludgeoned to death with a pipe. A 12-year old friend of Gary’s named Carl “Boo” Mason soon confesses to the murder and is charged with the crime, but since Boo has a mental disability and a low IQ, his confession is thrown out and the charges are dropped. Over the next three decades, Gary’s father would be taunted by cryptic graffiti and also uncover a recording of an anonymous 911 caller confessing to the crime. Was Boo Mason involved in the murder of Gary Grant Jr. or was someone else responsible? On this week’s episode of “The The Path Went Chilly”, we examine the incredibly tragic unsolved murder of a police officer’s son.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/gary-grant-jr/
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/audiotape-offers-clue-in-gary-grant-jr-s-atlantic-city/article_284556fe-adc6-11e5-b17b-7b445d3715ea.html
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/retired-a-c-officer-goes-online-to-find-son-s/article_a8b09dfc-93c8-5552-a1ce-bd7d2d5887f6.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/12/30/long-forgotten-tape-could-provide-clue-in-1984-cold-case-murder-new-jersey-boy.html

Gary Grant Jr. Pt One Nov 03, 2022

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AJ Breaux Pt. Two Oct 27, 2022

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August 28, 1991. Houma, Louisiana. 50-year old A.J. Breaux leaves an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at the local Easy Does It Club, but never returns home. Two days later, A.J.’s abandoned car is found in a park across the street from the club and many of his possessions are still inside. That very same day, multiple eyewitnesses report seeing A.J. with three unidentified men in a red compact car, and the case would feature more strange developments, including an anonymous note stating that A.J. committed suicide after falling off the wagon. Did A.J. Breaux become a victim of foul play? If so, who could have been responsible? We explore these questions as we cover a baffling missing persons case on this week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly”.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/aj-breaux/
http://charleyproject.org/case/adam-john-breaux
https://www.dailycomet.com/news/20170827/daughters-seek-answers-26-years-after-fathers-disappearance
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/DA/20040829/news/608098402/HC/
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/DA/20080113/News/608099994/HC/
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/DA/20140201/News/608074403/HC/

AJ Breaux PT. One Oct 20, 2022

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